The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.

Carson McCullers
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  1. But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes. The heart of a hurt child can shrink so that forever afterward it is hard and pitted as the seed of a peach. Or...

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